Artificial Intelligence
White House Crafts Plan to Bring Anthropic Back Into Government Fold
April 29, 2026

The White House is working on a way to allow federal agencies to use new artificial intelligence models from Anthropic, sidestepping the supply chain risk designation it placed on the AI startup, Axios reported Wednesday (April 29), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Meta’s AI Is Delivering but Comes With a Hefty Price Tag
April 29, 2026

Meta platforms operate on a tight feedback loop across its family of apps — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Content drives engagement. Engagement drives ad impressions. Advertisers pay for access to that attention. The loop remains solid. And the engine powering it has become more sophisticated....

Amazon
Amazon Says Rufus Gives It an Edge in Agentic Commerce Race
April 29, 2026

Amazon’s first-quarter earnings call sounded less like a retail update than a briefing on the next phase of cloud computing. The overwhelming majority of the discussion centered on AWS, artificial intelligence infrastructure and the chips Amazon says are now becoming a major business of their...

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Alphabet Is Rebuilding Search as a Transaction Engine
April 29, 2026

A search query that once returned links is now beginning to complete transactions, and Alphabet’s latest results show how quickly that shift is moving from experiment to operating model. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Gemini AI Makes Google TV Users Content Creators
April 29, 2026

Google TV is adding some artificial intelligence tools for creating, searching and streaming on the big screen. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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IBM Launches AI and Quantum Hubs in Illinois and Massachusetts
April 29, 2026

IBM has announced two new hubs at which it will work on artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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AI Is Fueling Microsoft’s Growth. Can It Sustain the Costs?
April 29, 2026

Microsoft is taking a platform approach to artificial intelligence. During the tech giant’s third quarter 2026 earnings call Wednesday (April 29), leadership laid out their bet that in the agentic computing era, value is most likely to accrue to ecosystems rather than standalone products. Get...

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PayPal Reorganizes in Bid to Revive Growth
April 29, 2026

PayPal Holdings announced a reorganization that includes a new three-business operating model and five leadership appointments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps
April 29, 2026

Stripe has partnered with Google to allow businesses to sell to consumers inside Google’s AI Mode and Gemini app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...